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tectum argenti

tectum argenti noun: bismuth.

Noun

tectum argenti (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Bismuth.

Origin of tectum argenti

Latin [Term?] (literally “silver being made”), as it was believed to be silver still being formed within the earth.

Questions about tectum argenti

What does tectum argenti mean?
Tectum argenti means bismuth.
What part of speech is tectum argenti?
Tectum argenti is a noun.

Words near tectum argenti in the dictionary

  1. tectrices
  2. tectricial
  3. tectrix
  4. tects
  5. tectum
  6. tectum argenti
  7. Tecuci
  8. tecum
  9. Tecumseh
  10. Tecumseh step test
  11. Tecumseh step tests

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